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Chinese Authorities Enforce Switch from Microsoft

2008-12-02

Internet cafes in China are forced to switch to a Chinese-made operating system, with steep licensing fees.


U.S. Cluster Bombs in Laos—A Lethal Legacy



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Melamine Cases Surge in China

2008-12-03

China’s Health Ministry says many more children were sickened by melamine-tainted milk products than previously reported.

Disabled Uyghur Jailed as Security Threat

2008-12-03

A disabled man from China's northwest is detained as a national security threat.

AIDS Activist Sent Home from Beijing

2008-12-02

Police remove a petitioning AIDS activist from Beijing just after World AIDS Day.

A Glimpse of Horror

2008-12-01

Read extracts in English from Shin Dong Hyuk's unprecedented memoir of growing up in one of North Korea's most brutal prison camps.

AIDS Patients' Call for Justice

2008-12-01

China's leaders shake hands with AIDS patients on World AIDS Day, but activists say harassment and discrimination remain commonplace.

Korean Gulag Escapee Speaks Out

2008-11-30

A North Korean who escaped from one of the Stalinist regime's total-control prison camps wants the world to read his memoir.

Cambodian Women Suffer More Violence

2008-11-26

A brutal assault on two Cambodian women highlights what the government says is an escalating pattern of violence against women.

China Executes Cop-Killer

2008-11-26

Concerns are raised over the execution of a jobless man who killed six police officers in Shanghai after a failed bid to complain about being beaten in custody.

Shaanxi Quashes Eviction Protests

2008-11-26

Authorities in Xingping, in China's northern Shaanxi province, have launched a major campaign to evict villagers from their homes to make way for the expansion of a chemical plant.

Violence in Chongqing Water Dispute

2008-11-25

Up to 20 people are in hospital after violence erupted in a dispute between villagers and mine employees in Chongqing.

China Hit by Taxi Strikes

2008-11-25

Cab drivers in the central province of Hubei are the latest in a string of disputes that have brought China's ubiquitous taxi services to a standstill.


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